(computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
(finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
(of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
(of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
(of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
(of a sound) Quiet.
(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
(of pornography) softcore.
(of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
(phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
(phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
(photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
(physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
(slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
Agreeable to the senses.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
Gentle in action or motion; easy.
Gentle.
Having a slight angle from straight.
Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
Not bright or intense.
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
Weak in character; impressible.
adv
(obsolete) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.
intj
(archaic) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
noun
(colloquial) A soft sound or part of a sound.
(gaming, dated) Video game
(motorsports) Ellipsis of soft tyre. (A tyre whose compound is softer than mediums, and harder than supersofts.)
